Mathews Motor Coach Corporation

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Mathews Motor Coach Corporation
legal form Corporation
founding 1978
resolution 1986
Seat Ventura , California , USA
Branch Automobiles

Mathews Motor Coach Corporation , also shortened to Matco Inc. , was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was founded on September 21, 1978 in Ventura , California . Another source names the nearby Camarillo differently . In the same year the production of automobiles and later also of kit cars began . Other sources give the start of production as 1974, but this contradicts the date of foundation. The brand name was Matco . Production ended in 1986.

vehicles

One model was the diamante . It was a 1930s-style vehicle, similar to the Excalibur and Clénet cars . The front fenders were long tapered. There was a choice of a shorter Roadster with a jump seat and a longer Phaeton with space for four people. A chassis from Cadillac formed the basis. Alternatively, a dedicated chassis was available that could accommodate Buick , Cadillac and Chevrolet engines . Of these, 13 vehicles were built.

The California High Boy was a hot rod that resembled a 1932 Ford . Various V6 and V8 engines from Chevrolet and Ford powered the vehicles.

One source cites the replica of a Cord L-29 with parts from Cadillac.

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Diamante.
  • George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 2: G – O. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 971. (English)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Diamante.
  2. ↑ a b c d e f George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 971. (English)
  3. ↑ opencorporates (accessed March 19, 2017)
  4. ↑ a b d'Auto (Dutch, accessed March 19, 2017)
  5. ↑ a b Allcarindex (English, accessed on March 19, 2017)
  6. ↑ Former offer of a vehicle by a vehicle dealer (English, accessed on March 19, 2017)